Sir Mark Allen was educated at Downside and Oxford. He has recently retired from a outstanding career with the FCO. He is now a consultant to Pearson/Longman and BP. He lives in London but still travels extensively.

"In Arabs, Mark Allen has written a gem of a book.... In addition to his analytical expertise, Allen's skills as an avid and accomplished falconer provided him a window onto Arab culture and societal values like no other.... Using anecdote and analysis, Allen reduces much of the confusion and misunderstanding that so frequently burden attempts by Westerners to fathom the nuance-laced interactions between cultures and societies."- John Duke Anthony, Middle East Journal, Vol. 61 No. 2 Spring 2007

• Introduction; 1. In Search of the Arab.; 2. Blood.; 3. Religion; 4. Community; 5. Women; 6. The Problem of Power; 7. Politics; 8. Modernity; 9. Language and Signals; 10. Outlook; Bibliography.

Sir Mark Allen was educated at Downside and Oxford. He has recently retired from a outstanding career with the FCO. He is now a consultant to Pearson/Longman and BP. He lives in London but still travels extensively.

"In Arabs, Mark Allen has written a gem of a book.... In addition to his analytical expertise, Allen's skills as an avid and accomplished falconer provided him a window onto Arab culture and societal values like no other.... Using anecdote and analysis, Allen reduces much of the confusion and misunderstanding that so frequently burden attempts by Westerners to fathom the nuance-laced interactions between cultures and societies."- John Duke Anthony, Middle East Journal, Vol. 61 No. 2 Spring 2007

• Introduction; 1. In Search of the Arab.; 2. Blood.; 3. Religion; 4. Community; 5. Women; 6. The Problem of Power; 7. Politics; 8. Modernity; 9. Language and Signals; 10. Outlook; Bibliography.

Sir Mark Allen was educated at Downside and Oxford. He has recently retired from a outstanding career with the FCO. He is now a consultant to Pearson/Longman and BP. He lives in London but still travels extensively.

"In Arabs, Mark Allen has written a gem of a book.... In addition to his analytical expertise, Allen's skills as an avid and accomplished falconer provided him a window onto Arab culture and societal values like no other.... Using anecdote and analysis, Allen reduces much of the confusion and misunderstanding that so frequently burden attempts by Westerners to fathom the nuance-laced interactions between cultures and societies."- John Duke Anthony, Middle East Journal, Vol. 61 No. 2 Spring 2007

• Introduction; 1. In Search of the Arab.; 2. Blood.; 3. Religion; 4. Community; 5. Women; 6. The Problem of Power; 7. Politics; 8. Modernity; 9. Language and Signals; 10. Outlook; Bibliography.